Kingweston

Kingweston
Kingweston
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°04′38″N 2°40′38″W / 51.0773°N 2.6773°W

Kingweston is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on Combe Hill, 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 128.^[1]

History

The village's name was Chinwardestune in the Domesday Book of 1086. There is evidence of Romano-British occupation in Copley Wood.^[2]

After the Norman Conquest the manor was given to Eustance, Count of Bologne and held by his family until a descendant gave it to Bermondsey Abbey in 1114, who held the manor until the Dissolution of the monasteries. It then passed to the Smyth family of Long Ashton until it was bought in 1740 by Caleb Dickinson.^[2]

The parish was part of the

Catsash.^[3]

Governance

The

neighbourhood watch

groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the

crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism

.

waste disposal

and strategic planning.

It is also part of the

first past the post

system of election.

Geography

biological Site of Special Scientific Interest providing an example of an unimproved herb-rich neutral grassland of a type which is now rare in Britain.^[5]

Landmarks

Kingweston House was built on the site of a previous Tudor House, but the current building was erected by the Dickinson family in the 19th century. Since 1946 it has been part of

Millfield School.^[6]